Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about New Hope (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New Hope. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Hope is located in Crenshaw County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crenshaw County: Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, Montgomery & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near New Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Hope:
- Crenshaw County (The home county of New Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Dozier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Brantley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Bullock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Luverne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Social Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- McKenzie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Bolling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Georgiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Starlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Pine Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Danleys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Alberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mixson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- New Brockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Mount Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Gantt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Babbie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- River Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Opp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Andalusia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- County Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Horn Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Montgomery County
- Lapine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Wingard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Mossy Grove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Youngblood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Ansley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Tarentum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- McClure Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Hope, see our County-by-County Page for New Hope.
Cemeteries Near New Hope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hope.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Hope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dozier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camerons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brantley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bozeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find New Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Hope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Hope, with the one closest to New Hope listed first.
- Dozier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Brantley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Bullock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Luverne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Oaky Streak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Rutledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Curtis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Wiggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Opine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Vidette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hope.
Newspapers Published in New Hope ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hope, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hope.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Hope:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Crenshaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |